London: Henry Herringman, 1690. Fifth edition. 8vo, [i-xvi] 38pp; later three-quarter calf and marbled boards. A response to Milton's Paradise Lost, with an authorial preface. Macdonald 81f. More
London: Jacob Tonson, 1683. First Edition. Small 4to, first blank lacking; 60pp, tightly cropped; later three-quarter morocco and boards. Wing D2398, Macdonald 130. More
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Lugd. Batavorum (Leiden): Francuscum Hackium, (1651). 8vo, 855 [1], Index; full vellum, hand-lettered spine. More
Edinburgh: E. and J. Robertsons; W. Gray, 1758. 12mo, 68pp; pebble grained cloth with ribbed cloth spine, handwritten paper label. Popular edition. More
London: H. Hills, 1709. Pirated edition. 12mo, 16pp; later morocco-backed cloth. Gay's first work, printed in the year after its first publication. More
London: Bernard Lintot, (1716). First Edition. 8vo, 80pp + index; full crushed red morocco gilt in the manner of Riviere by R. Bedford with gilt tooled spine, raised bands, dentelles, marbled endpapers, a.e.g. One of Gay's most popular works, this being from the large paper first issue, with engraved headpieces..... More
London: Printed for the Author, 1729. First Edition. Small 4to, 72pp + 31pp of engraved musical scores; speckled calf gilt with gilt dentelles, gilt tooled spine with raised bands and red labels, by Riviere, a.e.g. A handsome, appealing copy. More
London: J. Watts, 1733. First Edition. 8vo, half title wanting; 68pp + 1 p. of publisher's ads.; contemporary calf rebacked. Achilles, a parody, was first performed in the year of publication, after Gay's death. The music, uncredited in the book, derived from popular tunes as well as melodies by Corelli..... More
London: Bernard Lintot, 1730. First complete edition. 8vo, 80pp; three-quarter calf and marbled boards by Henry Young & Sons, Liverpool. Bookplate of Viscount Birkenhead on front pastedown. More
London: Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, and Brown, 1820. First Edition. 12mo, 147pp + errata; original boards, rebacked with pebble-grained cloth, printed leather spine label; endpapers renewed. More
London: Printed for J. Buckland, et al, 1788. Small 8vo, 230pp; contemporary calf, recased and rebacked; title page trimmed and mounted. Illustrated throughout with woodcut vignettes. More
Dublin: George Risk, 1752. Third Dublin edition. 12mo, 291 [1]pp, with misnumbered pages; contemporary calf, raised bands, leather spine label. More
London: T. Becket, 1775. First Edition. 3 vols., uniform 12mos, 175pp, 192pp, 179pp; contemporary calf gilt. More
Dublin: Printed by William Porter, for P. Wogan, P. Byrne, et al. 1795. First Dublin edition. 8vo, vi, 499pp; contemporary tree calf. More
Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1926. First Edition. 4to, 35pp, with tipped-in facsimiles; cloth-backed marbled boards with printed label. One of 350 copies. More
Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1924. First Edition. 4to, unpag.; cloth-backed marbled boards with printed label. One of 250 copies, this one with a brief initialed inscription by editor R.W. Chapman on the front free endpaper. More
Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1926. First edition thus. Small 8vo, facsimile tipped in at half title; vi, 39pp + unpag. notes; cloth-backed boards with printed spine label. One of 250 copies on handmade paper, the entire edition. More
London: Macmillan and Co., 1876. First Edition. 8vo, 83pp; original pictorial cream cloth, a.e.g., coated black endpapers. A presentable copy of Carroll's great nonsense poem, distinguished by the presence of the rare pamphlet "An Easter Greeting to Every Child Who Loves 'Alice'" tipped to the front endpaper. More
N.P. (Washington): N.p. (War Department), n.d. (1943). 8vo, 14pp pamphlet in wrappers, stapled. A collection of statement attesting to the patriotism of Japanese-American detainees as the U.S. government that hadvdetained them sought to bring some into military service in the war effort. Very scarce. More
New York: Random House, 1930. Single bifolium, 7-1/2 X 10-1/2 in, printed on all sides. Original prospectus, with order form loosely inserted, announcing the illustrated Random House edition overseen by Elmer Adler. Features sample text and two-color illustrations with a descriptiive announcement aimed at securing advance subscribers for the edition..... More
Chicago: 1904-1907. Five pieces, varying sizes and formats. Group of prospectuses for Seymour publications comprising: bifoliium announcement of Songs of Innocence and Experience by William Blake (1906); 12-page catalogue of The Alderbrink Press Books (1907); bifolium announcement of The Book of Ruth (1904) with red initial letters and a dramatic..... More
Chicago: n.d. (1912). Single bifolium, ^ X 9-1/2 in., printed on all sides. Original prospectus and order form from the launch of Harriet Monroe's new venture, finely printed by letterpress on Cold Pressed Kenesaw laid paper. Featuring the marvelous decorative initial letter P (by Ralph Fletcher Seymour) taking up nearly..... More
New York: Belasco Theatre, (1937). Single bifolium, 5-1/2 X 8-1/2 in., printed on all sides. Promotional flyer from the original production of Odets's play, directed by Harold Clurman and starring Luther Adler and Frances Farmer, featuring press quotes and photos. The play ran for 250 performances and was made into..... More
[New York]: Dramatists Play Service, Inc., (1949). First Edition. Small 8vo, 80pp, stapled; wrappers. This play was published while Trumbo was blacklisted and prevented from working in Hollywood. The following year he lost his appeal of contempt of congress charges stemming from his refusal to name names in congressional testimony..... More
